Great to see the Dutch princesses as we don't see them very often! Looks like it was a fun family event!

Not very often?The girls are out and about on a regular bases the last couple of months,to all kinds of events,
either with their parents or their grandmother.Slowly bit by bit grooming them for their future public roles.
And ofcourse,when Sinterklaas arrives it's exciting for all children,even when they're grown-up like the parents.
Sinterklaas is a fabulous tradition and is the Dutch equivalent of Santa,but older and we celebrate his birthday on
december 6th...

Does Ariane have pink at on the ends of her hair; or is just the lighting? Regardless, I love seeing these beautiful girls! And is so nice to see WA & Maxima bring them to events among the people instead of apart from the people.

The three girls are adorable, and Alexia is the beauty of the family. However, Ariane could be the prettiest of all three when she would grow up...As for Amalia she is a little princess in every sense of the word!

Well, I think we sees the Netherland little princesses much more than we could see the Spanish ones, which is a pity, for they are really lovely too.

According to royalblog.nl princess Catharina-Amalia looked forwardto her 7th birthday today, since it means that she can start playing in the field hockey competition. Before today she could only participate in the training, as 7 is apparently the minimun age.

Some 'gifts', of which the princess is probably not aware herself yet: at Schiphol airport the chairman of KLM will baptise an old Dakota plane 'Catharina-Amalia'.

And today the royal militairy concert band will give a performance in the Kloosterkerk in The Hague for students of the 'prinses Catharina-Amalia school' from The Hague. The princess herself will not attend though.

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The princess will celebrate her birthday at school and at home. Princess Máxima will help out on the Bloemcamp school today as she was on the 'surveillance scheduele' (which means that in the school break she will walk on the school yard with a few other parents and teachers to make sure that nobody will injure themselves or others ).

A pity that they didn't release a new portrait of the princess, but we have seen her and her sisters more often in public lately.